System, method and computer program product for displaying one or more data sets to a user

• US 9,471,648 B2
• Filed: 01/13/2011
• Issued: 10/18/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 03/01/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Salesforce.com, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Salesforce.com, Inc.
• Inventors: Schneider, Donovan A., Le Stum, Guillaume, Tenenblat, Leo, Li, Wei
• Primary Examiner(s): Xiao, Di
• Application Number:
  US13/006,366
• Publication Number:
  US 20110214064A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,105 Days
• Field of Search: 709/206, 709/207, 715/752
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/2386 Bulk updating operations data conversion details G06F16/258
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/24558 Binary matching operations
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/248 Presentation of query results
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/6218 to a system of files or objects, e.g. local or distributed file system or database
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06 Resources, workflows, human or project management; Enterprise or organisation planning; Enterprise or organisation modelling

Abstract

In accordance with embodiments, there are provided mechanisms and methods for displaying one or more data sets to a user. These mechanisms and methods for displaying one or more data sets to a user can enable enhanced data security, more relevant data display, reduced processing, etc.

Claims

1. A non-transitory computer usable medium having a computer readable program code embodied therein, the computer readable program code adapted to be executed to implement a method for displaying one or more data sets to a user, the method comprising:

storing, by a system, data within the system that is specific to a first user and data within the system that is specific to a second user, where both the first user and the second user are members of an organization of the system;

logging the first user into the system;

in response to logging the first user into the system, receiving, by the system, an identifier of the first user;

performing, by the system, at least one first query to retrieve a first report summarizing the data within the system that is specific to the first user, using the identifier of the first user;

providing, by the system, the first report to the first user within a first graphical interface;

logging the second user into the system;

in response to logging the second user into the system, receiving, by the system, an identifier of the second user;

performing, by the system, at least one second query to retrieve a second report summarizing the data within the system that is specific to the second user, using the identifier of the second user;

providing, by the system, the second report to the second user within a second graphical interface;

receiving from the first user a first request to refresh the first graphical interface;

receiving from the second user a second request to refresh the second graphical interface;

in response to receiving the first request and the second request;

grouping the first request and the second request together to create, by the system, a bulk query combining the first request and the second request, wherein the bulk query includes a union of the first request and the second request,

executing, by the system, the bulk query against the data within the system to retrieve current data within the system that is specific to each of the first user and the second user,

receiving, by the system, a result of executing the bulk query, and using, by the system, the result to refresh each of the first graphical interface and the second graphical interface.

2. The non-transitory computer usable medium of claim 1, wherein the system includes a multi-tenant on-demand database system.

3. The non-transitory computer usable medium of claim 1, wherein the data that is specific to the first user includes metadata that includes the identifier of the first user.

4. The non-transitory computer usable medium of claim 1, wherein the first graphical interface and the second graphical interface each includes a dashboard.

5. The non-transitory computer usable medium of claim 1, wherein each report includes at least one of a monthly sales report for the user'"'"'s department, an annual income report for the user, and upcoming events in the user'"'"'s workplace that the first user may attend.

6. The non-transitory computer usable medium of claim 1, wherein the first request and the second request are grouped in response to determining that similarities exist between the first request and the second request, the similarities including at least one of a same time zone, a same location, and a same organization within the system.

7. The non-transitory computer usable medium of claim 1, wherein data returned in the result of the bulk query is divided into slice of data responsive to each of the first request and the second request.

8. A method, comprising:

storing, by a system, data within the system that is specific to a first user and data within the system that is specific to a second user, where both the first user and the second user are members of an organization of the system;

logging the first user into a system;

in response to logging the first user into the system, receiving, by the system, an identifier of the first user;

performing, by the system, at least one first query to retrieve a first report summarizing the data within the system that is specific to the first user, using the identifier of the first user;

providing, by the system, the first report to the first user within a first graphical interface;

logging the second user into the system;

in response to logging the second user into the system, receiving, by the system, an identifier of the second user;

performing, by the system, at least one second query to retrieve a second report summarizing the data within the system that is specific to the second user, using the identifier of the second user;

providing, by the system, the second report to the second user within a second graphical interface;

receiving from the first user a first request to refresh the first graphical interface;

receiving from the second user a second request to refresh the second graphical interface; and

in response to receiving the first request and the second request;

grouping the first request and the second request together to create, by the system, a bulk query combining the first request and the second request, wherein the bulk query includes a union of the first request and the second request,

executing, by the system, the bulk query against the data within the system to retrieve current data within the system that is specific to each of the first user and the second user, and

receiving, by the system, a result of executing the bulk query, and using, by the system, the result to refresh each of the first graphical interface and the second graphical interface.

9. An apparatus, comprising:

a processor of a system for;

storing, by the system, data within the system that is specific to a first user and data within the system that is specific to a second user, where both the first user and the second user are members of an organization of the system;

logging the first user into a system;

in response to logging the first user into the system, receiving, by the system, an identifier of the first user;

performing, by the system, at least one first query to retrieve a first report summarizing the data within the system that is specific to the first user, using the identifier of the first user;

providing, by the system, the first report to the first user within a first graphical interface;

logging the second user into the system;

in response to logging the second user into the system, receiving, by the system, an identifier of the second user;

performing, by the system, at least one second query to retrieve a second report summarizing the data within the system that is specific to the second user, using the identifier of the second user;

providing, by the system, the second report to the second user within a second graphical interface;

receiving from the first user a first request to refresh the first graphical interface;

receiving from the second user a second request to refresh the second graphical interface; and

in response to receiving the first request and the second request;

grouping the first request and the second request together to create, by the system, a bulk query combining the first request and the second request, wherein the bulk query includes a union of the first request and the second request,

executing, by the system, the bulk query against the data within the system to retrieve current data within the system that is specific to each of the first user and the second user, and

receiving, by the system, a result of executing the bulk query, and using, by the system, the result to refresh each of the first graphical interface and the second graphical interface.